Meet Dorothy Day : Champion of the Poor

by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker

Book by Koenig-Bricker, Woodeene

146 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The experiences that I have had are more or less universal. Suffering, sadness, repentance, love, we have all have known these. They are easiest to bear when one remembers their universality, when we remember that we are all members or potential members of the Mystical Body of Christ” - Dorthy Day, from Union Square to Rome

[Kelcie Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I could I would give this book a 4.5. But I couldn't so I rounded up to a five. I remember learning a little about Dorothy Day in religion class but the only part that stuck was that she started the Catholic Worker and they sell it for 1 cent. I found the life and conversion of Dorothy Day very interesting. This isn't the type of book I usually read but I found a copy of it in our house. I had nothing better to do so I said what the heck, and read it. I don't usually read biographies so I don't know if this amount of quotes is usual or not. But while reading this book I found the number of quotes to be much more than expected. I felt like the author didn't do a whole lot of writing. After reading the book though I did enjoy it and did learn a lot. I think this is a great book to read but at some parts it is a little dry.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had heard the name of Dorothy Day many times in the past, but I really didn't know who she was. I found this short biography by Koenig-Bricker of Day's life very informative with the basics of Day's life, almost too basic and simple for a scholarly read. I would recommend this book if one wanted to get an overview of Day's life and her times. She was a very fascinating woman.